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Magic in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane

July 26, 2019 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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"Hey babe, what would you think of taking a flight in a 1928 airplane?" he says, only about a half a cup of coffee into our morning. "Um, sure" I say groggily. Then my brain woke up. "Wait, say … [Read more...] about Magic in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane

Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: adventure, flexibility, history, nevada, passion, steve zigler

Surrender to Adventure

March 12, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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The cab driver waved up at us from the busy Havana sidewalk and called out "¿Viñales?" From our perch on the balcony of our casa particular overlooking La Fuente de India and El Capitolio, we … [Read more...] about Surrender to Adventure

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: adventure, cuba

Removing Obstacles

August 21, 2018 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Call me Sisyphus. Damn it if I haven't found myself at the bottom of the same hill I was trying to push my personal boulder up five years ago. Here I stand again, staring up at the huge task … [Read more...] about Removing Obstacles

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: adventure, gear, home, obstacles

Expand Your World With Local Travel

July 13, 2018 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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A few weeks ago, my pal John Cloonan wrote a nice post about travel. It wasn't about far-flung, exotic adventures but the value of what can be discovered nearer to home. I was shocked to learn … [Read more...] about Expand Your World With Local Travel

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: adventure, geocaching

Reclaiming Your Passion for Riding

May 3, 2018 By Val Weston 2 Comments

Once again it's May which means it's Motorcycle Awareness Month in the United States. Obviously it's a subject near and dear to me. When I'm riding, I'm the most me I can possibly be. One of the … [Read more...] about Reclaiming Your Passion for Riding

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, gear, passion, training

Eight Years of Geocaching

November 14, 2017 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

I began geocaching on my birthday in 2009. That means in a few short weeks, I'll celebrate eight years of geocaching. I need to confess, however, that I'm not a rabid geocacher. I go through ups and … [Read more...] about Eight Years of Geocaching

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, challenges, geocaching

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